General CommentIDIOTS, you screwed up with just writing (Instrumental), its not, all they did to create this song was put a microphone in a mans mouth, then they rung his neck over and over. Thats right, this song is just a man gasping for air. This is reflecting on the song Ticks and Leeches "I hope you choke"...they put it there to complete the fibannacci seqeunce of the album...

General CommentMantra: A sacred verbal formula repeated in prayer, meditation, or incantation, such as an invocation of a god, a magic spell, or a syllable or portion of scripture containing mystical potentialities.

General CommentHeres what Mantra really is: Tool fan Yaz (yazkuge@hotmail.com) found a 2001 interview with Maynard in the Japanese magazine "Buzz" where MJK stated for the first time in public ("a treat for the Japanese fans," he says) that the track "Mantra" is the sound of him squeezing one of his Siamese cats. The cat made such a weird noise that he immediately recorded this, played it real slow and made a track out of it.

Krusty: BZZZZTTTT!!!1 It's the sound of Maynard James Keaton Squeezing his cat.
Bart: You Mean Maynard James Keenan
Krusty: Who is he?
Bart: Lead singer of the greatest band on earth, Tool.
Krusty: oh, boy.

General CommentNo, Asz is correct. It's Maynard's siamese cat after being squeezed, then the sound produced being distorted and slowed down. I did exactly what you said using GoldWave, and even after trying 5 or 6 different speeds, it sounds closer to a cat. I almost hear occassional hisses, grunts, and "sighs" from it.